Starbucks rewards

[Ashley&Scott]

Tell me about the Starbucks reward program. I'm assuming it's easy/simple like every other rewards program out there. We buy Starbucks coffee at work so I would easily earn "extra" points since no one else uses them.

[evans]

Generally, you earn a star when you buy a drink with a Starbucks card or the app, then 12 stars is a free drink. You get stars from ground coffee in store or from other stores (http://customerservice.starbucks.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2349) too. If your office is buying, the packages may or may not come with codes.

[msmerymac]

Just FYI, if you buy a large amount of drinks, you only get one star per transaction. When I go with my H, I sometimes make him buy separately with my card so I get two stars.

You can also get extra stars - they have star dashes where you get bonus stars for things like going 5 times in a 10 day period, orbiting 3 breakfast sandwiches. I got just an extra star for taking a survey. You get a free drink during your birthday month.

Also, the Gold card is like any Starbucks payment card - you can manage it online and reload it when it gets low.

[Ashley&Scott]

There are codes on the packaged coffee my office buys, my boss picks them up at Starbucks on his way to work. Sounds like it wouldn't hurt to sign up. We use about a pound of coffee at work per week so I would get a free drink every few months

[Ashley&Scott]

Wait, so I need to maintain a balance on this card & pay with it in order to earn rewards?

[evans]

May 27, 2015 8:58:18 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

There are codes on the packaged coffee my office buys, my boss picks them up at Starbucks on his way to work. Sounds like it wouldn't hurt to sign up. We use about a pound of coffee at work per week so I would get a free drink every few months

I bet your boss is getting the star when he pays for the coffee.

www.starbucks.com/card/rewards

[shaynaatl]

May 27, 2015 9:03:13 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

Wait, so I need to maintain a balance on this card & pay with it in order to earn rewards?

Yes that is correct.

Another side benefit of the rewards program is that they will sometimes send you coupons via the app.  Typically it's something like 50% off a Frap, BOGO on breakfast sandwich, etc. The coupons tend to be random and isn't based on your spending level.

[hbomdiggity]

May 27, 2015 9:03:13 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

Wait, so I need to maintain a balance on this card & pay with it in order to earn rewards?

Yes, it's a gift card.

[msmerymac]

May 27, 2015 9:03:13 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

Wait, so I need to maintain a balance on this card & pay with it in order to earn rewards?

If you literally EVER go to Starbucks it's NDB. Just put $25 on it to start. You don't need to sign up for auto reload or anything, you can manually reload it either at the register or online. 

[cherry1111]

It's not a CC, it's a gift card that you register then can reload with more money.

[bugandbibs]

I don't go to Starbucks a ton, but I have found having the app worth it. I loaded $10 onto my account through PayPal to start. Occasionally MH gets gift cards through work and I just upload it to the app. Having free refills is nice.

[alleinesein]

May 27, 2015 8:58:18 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

There are codes on the packaged coffee my office buys, my boss picks them up at Starbucks on his way to work. Sounds like it wouldn't hurt to sign up. We use about a pound of coffee at work per week so I would get a free drink every few months

You can only redeem 2 star codes a day and they can take 24 hours to post to your account.  So dont stock pile them and try to redeem them all at once

[steph96]

They also send out coupons. Sometimes it is $2 off an espresso drink. Other times it is just "buy this and get extra stars". They also do a weekly free song or app download. I don't think I've actually downloaded any of it, but who doesn't love the option to get free stuff?

[Ashley&Scott]

May 27, 2015 9:12:06 GMT -5 evans said:

May 27, 2015 8:58:18 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

There are codes on the packaged coffee my office buys, my boss picks them up at Starbucks on his way to work. Sounds like it wouldn't hurt to sign up. We use about a pound of coffee at work per week so I would get a free drink every few months

I bet your boss is getting the star when he pays for the coffee.

www.starbucks.com/card/rewards

I got my gift card this weekend, I'm already up to 4 stars

My boss isn't redeeming stars for the bags of coffee he buys the office so 3 stars were from that.

[lemons]

If you're taking them from bags of coffee, stockpile some for when they offer bonus stars for entering those codes. I think you can get up to 5 bonus stars when you receive the offer.

[Ashley&Scott]

Jun 1, 2015 8:43:26 GMT -5 lemons said:

If you're taking them from bags of coffee, stockpile some for when they offer bonus stars for entering those codes. I think you can get up to 5 bonus stars when you receive the offer.

Thanks for the tip!

[LoveTrains]

Jun 1, 2015 10:01:58 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

Jun 1, 2015 8:43:26 GMT -5 lemons said:

If you're taking them from bags of coffee, stockpile some for when they offer bonus stars for entering those codes. I think you can get up to 5 bonus stars when you receive the offer.

Thanks for the tip!

You can only enter 2 per day from the store.

[lemons]

Jun 1, 2015 17:38:22 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Jun 1, 2015 10:01:58 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

Thanks for the tip!

You can only enter 2 per day from the store.

Correct, but they give you several days to enter the codes for these bonuses.